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ity History Society 
of Philadelphia 




Charter, By Laws 

and 

List of Members 



Philadelphia 
1914 



City History Society 
of Philadelphia 



Charter, By Laws 

and 

List of Members 



Philadelphia 
1914 









Moyer A Letter, Printers 
2802 N. Park Ave., Phila. 



City History Society 

OF PHII.ADEI.PHIA. 



Charter 

In the Court of Common Pleas No. 1 of Phila- 
delphia County, of December Term, 1913, 
No. 851. 

To the Honorable the Judges of Said Court : — 

The subscribers, all of whom are citizens of 
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with their 
associates, having organized themselves into a 
society for the purpose hereinafter set forth, are 
desirous of becoming incorporated agreeably to 
the provisions of the Act of the General Assem- 
bly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, enti- 
tled "An Act to provide for the incorporation and 
regulation of certain corporations," approved the 
twenty-ninth day of April, A. D. 1874, and the 
supplements thereto, and to that end they do here- 
by declare, set forth and certify that the follow- 
ing are the purposes, objects, articles and condi- 
tions of their association agreeably to which they 
desire to be incorporated, viz. : 

ARTICLE I. 

Name. 

The name of the corporation shall be "City 
History Society of Philadelphia." 

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ARTICLE II. 
Purpose. 

The corporation is formed for the purpose of 
promoting the study of history and tradition, 
especially the local history and traditions of the 
City and County of Philadelphia and vicinity, by 
the collection, preservation and publication of 
historical information, the delivery of lectures, the 
establishment and maintenance of a library and 
museum, the preservation of buildings and other 
objects of historic interest, the visiting and mark- 
ing of historic buildings and sites and by such 
other means as are proper and appropriate. 

ARTICLE IIL 

Place of Business. 

The business of the corporation is to be trans- 
acted in the City of Philadelphia. 

ARTICLE IV. 
Term of Existence. 
The corporation is to exist perpetually. 

ARTICLE V. 
Subscribers. 

The names and residences of the subscribers 
are: 

Name. Residence. 

William J. Campbell Philadelphia 

John P. Garber, Ph. D Ridley Park, Pa. 

William A. Mason Philadelphia 

Stanley G. Child, M.E., B.S.E.E., Jenkintown, Pa. 
Anna A. Gorgas Philadelphia 

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ARTICLE VI. 
Directors. 
The number of Directors shall not be less than 
nine nor more than twenty-five as shall be pre- 
scribed by the by-laws, one-third only of the Di- 
rectors to be elected each year to serve for three 
years. The names and residences of those who 
are chosen Directors for the first year are : 

Name, Residence. 

WilUam A. Mason Philadelphia 

Jane Campbell Philadelphia 

J. E. Burnett Buckenhara, M. D Philadelphia 

Edwin C. Jellett Philadelphia 

Mrs. Helen C. Perkins Philadelphia 

Francis Burke Brandt, A.B., Ph.D. . .Philadelphia 

Lincoln Cartledge Philadelphia 

Herman Burgin, M. D Philadelphia 

Paul J. Field Philadelphia 

ARTICLE Vn. 

Officers Other Than Directors. 

The names and residences of the officers other 
than Directors chosen for the present year are: 

Names. . Residence. 

President— Wm. J. Campbell, A.M., Ph.D., M.D., 

Philadelphia 

Vice President — ^John P. Garber, Ph. D., 

Ridley Park, Pa. 

Recording Secretary — Anna A. Gorgas, 

Philadelphia 

Corresponding Secretary — Helena E. Law, 

Philadelphia 

Treasurer— Stanley G. Child, M.E., B.S.E.E., 

Jenkintown, Pa. 

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ARTICLE VIII. 

Capital Stock. 

The corporation has no capital stock and is to 

be maintained by fees and dues from members 

and by gifts, bequests and devises and the income 

therefrom. 

ARTICLE IX. 
By-Laws. 

The by-laws shall be adopted by the members 
of the corporation and shall not be inconsistent 
with the constitution or laws of the United States 
or the constitution or laws of the CommonwealtTi 
of Pennsylvania or with this charter. Said by- 
laws may provide for the admission of members, 
their suspension or expulsion and the manner of 
effecting the same and the mode or manner in 
which the property of said corporation shall be 
disposed of in case of a dissolution of said cor- 
poration or winding up of its affairs and any 
member upon expulsion shall forfeit all right 
which he may have to any of its property, real or 
personal. 

Witness our hands and seals this first day of 
December, A. D. 1913. 

Wm. J. CampbeIvL (L.S.) 
Wm. a. Mason (L.S.) 
John P. Garber (L.S.) 
Stanley G. Child (L.S.) 
Anna A. Gorgas (L.S.) 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 

County oe Philadelphia, ss: 
Before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public of 
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the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the 
County of Philadelphia, personally appeared Wil- 
liam J. Campbell, John P. Garber and William A. 
Mason, three of the subscribers to the foregoing 
certificate, who in due form of law acknowledged 
the same to be their act and deed for the purposes 
therein stated 

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my 
hand and affixed my official seal the first day of 
December, A. D. 1913. 

S. Warnie Si,ack, 
Notary Public, 

My commission expires March 25th, 1917. 

George B. Hawkes, 
Solicitor, 

Filed in the office of the Prothonotary of the 
Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, 
this second day of December, A. D. 1913. 

James W. Fi^etcher, 
Deputy Prothonotary. 

DECREE. 

Commonwealth oe Pennsylvania, 

County of Philadelphia, ss: 

And now, this 28th day of January, A. D, 1914, 
the foregoing Charter or Certificate of Incorpo- 
ration of the CITY HISTORY SOCIETY OF 
PHILADELPHIA, duly acknowledged and cer- 
tified, having been presented to me, the under- 
signed, a law judge of the said county, accompa- 
nied by proof of the publication of the notice of 
such application, I certify that I have perused 

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and examined said instrument and that I find the 
same in proper form and within the purposes 
named in the first class specified in the second 
section of the Act of Assembly entitled "An Act 
to provide for the incorporation and regulation 
of certain corporations," approved the twenty- 
ninth day of April, A. D. 1874, and that the same 
appears lawful and not injurious to the commu- 
nity. It is, therefore, on motion of GEORGE 
B. HAWKES, ESQ., counsel for the petitioners, 
ordered and decreed that the said charter be and 
the same is hereby approved and that upon the 
recording of the said charter and of this order in 
the Office for Recording of Deeds in and for the 
county aforesaid, the subscribers thereto and their 
associates shall be a corporation for the purposes 
and upon the terms therein stated, and that the 
yearly income of said corporation, other than 
from real estate, shall not exceed twenty thousand 
dollars. 

F. Amedee Bregy, 
President Judge. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my 
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court the 
day and year last aforesaid. 

James W. Fletcher, 
Deputy Prothonotary. 

Recorded in the Office for Recording of Deeds 
in and for the City and County of Philadelphia 
in Charter Book No. 49, Page No. 269, etc. 

Witness my hand and seal of office this 29th day 

of January, A. D. 1914. 

Ernest L. Tustin, 

Recorder of Deeds. 
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By Laws 



ARTICLE I. 
Membership. 
Section 1. Any person in sympathy with the 
objects of the Society, as set forth in its charter 
of incorporation, may, upon written apphcation. 
be elected an Active Member by a vote of the ma- 
jority of the members present at any stated meet- 
ine of the Board of Directors, or special meetmg 
called for the purpose: Provided That such ap- 
plication shall have been previously submitted to 
the Membership Committee and a written report 
thereon presented to the Board. 

Sec 2. Any person whose services to the So- 
ciety or to the world have been of distinguished 
merit may be elected an Honorary Member by 
unanimous vote of the members present at any 
stated meeting of the Board of Directors or spe- 
cial meeting called for the purpose. ^ 

An Honorary Member shall have all the priv- 
ileges of an Active Member except voting and 
holding office, but shall not be subject to any 
annual dues. 

ARTICLE II. 
Dues and Suspension for Non-Payment Thereof. 

Section 1. The annual dues of each active 
member shall be one dollar, payable in advanc^ 

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on the first day of January, the beginning of 
the fiscal year; but a member elected in July, 
August, September or October shall pay only one- 
half the annual dues for such fiscal year and a 
member elected in November or December shall 
not be charged dues for the fiscal year in which 
elected. 

Sec. 2. A member who is in arrears in the pay- 
ment of annual dues at the close of any fiscal 
year may be suspended by the Board of Directors 
from all privileges of membership until such ar- 
rears be paid; and if they be not paid within three 
months after the expiration of said fiscal year the 
Board of Directors may, after fifteen days' no- 
tice, suspend such member from membership. A 
member suspended for non-payment of dues may 
be reinstated by the Board of Directors upon pay- 
ing all arrears up to the date of suspension and 
the dues in advance for the portion of the year 
in which the reinstatement occurs. 

Sec. 3. Any active member, not in arrears for 
dues, who shall make a payment of fifteen dollars 
at one time shall be released from the payment 
of further annual dues and shall receive a cer- 
tificate of life membership. 

ARTICLE III. 

Resignations and Expulsions. 

Section 1. All resignations shall be in writing 
and shall be accepted if the member be not in ar- 
rears for dues. 

Sec. 2. Any member who shall be accused in 
writing of conduct which is prejudicial to the in- 

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terests of the Society shall be furnished with a 
copy of the charge and shall be given at least 
ten days' notice of the meeting of the Board of 
Directors, at which action thereon is intended, 
and may attend same with counsel. And if the 
Board of Directors, after a hearing, shall find 
such member guilty, it shall have power by a 
vote of two-thirds of the entire Board to expel 
such member from the Society: Provided, That 
such member shall have the right to appeal to 
the Society, by giving written notice of such in- 
tention to the Recording Secretary within ten 
days after notice of his expulsion shall have been 
mailed to him by the said Secretary. 

ARTICLE IV. 
Privileges of Members. 

Every member, who is not in arrears for dues, 
shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings, 
lectures and excursions of the Society, and to 
receive without extra charge all publications 
issued for free distribution to the members during 
the period for which his dues have been paid. 

New members, paying dues for only part of a 
year, shall be entitled only to such publications 
issued during the period for which payment is 
made, but by paying dues for the whole year 
shall be entitled to all such publications for that 
year, if any remain for such distribution. 

Members whose dues are in arrears for six 
months shall not thereafter be entitled to receive 
publications until such dues are paid. 

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ARTICLE V. 

Meetings. 

Section 1. A stated meeting of the Society 
shall be held on the evening of the second Wed- 
nesday of each month from October to May, both 
inclusive, at such place as the Society or Board 
of Directors shall, by resolution, prescribe. 

Sec. 2. At the stated meetings the following 
shall be the order of business, which shall not be 
changed except by the consent of the members 
present : 

Reading of minutes of last stated meeting and 
of intervening special meetings, if any. 
Report of Board of Directors. 
Report of Officers. 
Reports of Standing Committees. 
Deferred Business. 
New Business. 
Programme for Evening. 
Nominations or Elections of Officers. 
Further New Business. 
Adjournment. 

Sec. 3. Special meetings may be called by the 
Board of Directors or the President, and shall be 
called by the President at the written request of 
fifteen members in good standing. At such spe- 
cial meetings no business shall be transacted ex- 
cept that specified in the notice therefor. 

Sec. 4. For the transaction of business at any 
meeting fifteen members shall constitute a quo- 
rum. 

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ARTICLE VI. 

Officers 

The officers of this corporation shall consist of 
a President, a Vice President, a Recording Sec- 
retary, an Assistant Secretary, a Treasurer, and 
nine Directors, which said fourteen officers shall 
constitute the Board of Directors. 

ARTICLE VIL 

Election of Officers. 

Section 1. Election of officers shall be by bal- 
lot and shall be held regularly at the stated meet- 
ing of the Society in December, except as herein- 
after provided. No person shall be eligible for 
election unless he shall have been nominated at 
the preceding stated meeting. The notices for the 
meeting in December shall contain a list of all 
nominees. In case all nominees for any office 
shall decline to accept the nomination or any 
nominee then in office shall die before the elec- 
tion, other nominations may be made on the even- 
ing of the election. 

At elections for officers no ballot shall be re- 
ceived from any member who is in arrears for 
dues for the fiscal year preceding any such elec- 
tion. 

Sec. 2. All the officers, except the Directors, 
shall be elected to serve for one year or until 
their successors shall be elected 

Sec, 3. Three Directors shall be elected each 
year to serve for three years or until their suc- 
cessors shall be elected. 

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Sec. 4. The term of officers shall begin on the 
first day of January following their election. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

Duties of Officers. 

Section 1. The President shall be the chief 
executive officer of the Society and of the Board 
of Directors, and shall preside at all meetings of 
the same. He shall see that the provisions of the 
charter, by-laws, rules and regulations of the So- 
ciety are obeyed by the officers, members and em- 
ployees of the Society and all visitors to buildings 
or grounds under its control. He shall sign all 
instruments executed in the name of the corpo- 
ration when duly authorized by vote of the So- 
ciety or Board of Directors in accordance with 
the charter and by-laws. Unless it be otherwise 
provided by the by-laws or by the resolution au- 
thorizing their appointment, he shall appoint all 
committees of the Sociey or Board of Directors, 
and he shall be ex-officio a member thereof. 

Sec. 2. In the absence of the President or his 
inability to act, the Vice President or a President 
pro tempore to be elected at a meeting of the 
Society or Board of Directors shall have all the 
powers and perform all the duties of the Presi- 
dent. 

Sec. 3. The Recording Secretary shall keep 
correct minutes of the proceedings of the Society 
and of the Board of Directors and shall record 
and sign same in a book or books to be kept for 
the purpose. With the President, he shall attest 
all instruments executed in the name of the cor- 



poration. He shall have charge of the corporate 
seal, but shall use the same only under resolution 
of the Society or Board of Directors. He shall 
certify all acts and proceedings of the Society 
and of the Board of Directors. He shall issue no- 
tices for all stated and special meetings of the 
Society or Board of Directors, which shall state 
the time and place of each stated meeting and 
the time, place and object of each special meet- 
ing, and all notices for excursions of the Society, 
and shall perform such other duties as usually 
appertain to the office of a Secretary. 

Sec. 4. The Assistant Secretary shall keep a 
list of the members arranged alphabetically with 
the several classes of membership indicated. He 
shall receive all fees and dues and keep an account 
of the same between the corporation and each 
member and shall without delay pay the whole 
amount received to the Treasurer, taking his re- 
ceipt therefor. As nearly as possible at the time 
of the meeting of the Society in January he 
shall present bills to all members whose dues are 
not paid. He shall direct and mail all notices 
issued by the Recording Secretary, and shall give 
to each member at least five days' notice of all 
stated meetings of the Society. He shall give 
to the Recording Secretary such assistance as 
may be required. He shall present to the Board 
of Directors a report at each stated meeting and 
at the stated meeting immediately preceding the 
meeting of the Society in January an annual re- 
port, such reports to be in such form as the 
Board of Directors may require, and the annual 
report shall be presented also to the Society. He 

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shall receive for his services such compensation 
as the Board of Directors shall determine, or in 
lieu thereof the Board shall provide such clerical 
assistance as may be necessary. 

The Board of Directors may require the Assist- 
ant Secretary to furnish to the Society for the 
faithful performance of his duty a bond in such 
form and amount and with security by such cor- 
poration as shall be approved by the Board of 
Directors and the cost of such security shall be 
paid by the Society. 

Sec. 5 The Treasurer shall have charge of all 
title papers and all evidences of investments and 
shall keep same in such place of deposit as shall 
be designated by the Board of Directors. All 
moneys received by him shall immediately be de- 
posited to the credit of the Society in such finan- 
cial institutions as shall have been designated by 
the Board of Directors. No money shall be 
withdrawn from the general fund except by direc- 
tion of the Society or Board of Directors upon 
an order or voucher-check specifying the purpose 
for which it is drawn, signed by the President 
and Recording Secretary and accepted by the 
Treasurer, payable at the place of deposit when 
properly endorsed, if presented within sixty days 
of the date of acceptance. 

No money shall be withdrawn from any special 
fund except by direction of the Society or Board 
of Directors, and on an order issued by the Pres- 
ident and Recording Secretary. 

The Treasurer shall keep full and correct ac- 
counts in books belonging to the Society and shall 
present to the Board of Directors at each stated 

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meeting a report thereof and at the meeting of the 
Board immediately preceding the meeting of the 
Society in January he shall present an annual re- 
port of his accounts and of the financial condition 
of the Society for the preceding fiscal year, which 
said report shall be presented also at the meeting 
of the Society in January. The reports shall be 
in such form and detail as shall be prescribed by 
or be satisfactory to the Board of Directors or 
Society. 

For the faithful performance of his duties he 
shall give to the Society a bond in such form and 
amount and with security by such corporation as 
shall be approved by the Board of Directors and 
the cost of such security shall be paid by the So- 
ciety. 

ARTICLE IX. 

Board of Directors, 

Section 1. Subject to the provisions of the 
charter and by-laws and the directions of the 
Society the Board of Directors shall have general 
supervision and control over the work, policy and 
property of the Society. It shall have power to 
make and enforce reasonable rules and regula- 
tions, not inconsistent with the charter or by-laws, 
for its own government and the management of 
the affairs of the Society. Subject to the direc- 
tions of the Society, the Board of Directors shall 
have power to appoint and remove a Librarian, a 
Historian, and other officials and to prescribe 
their powers and duties and to appoint or author- 
ize the appointment of such employees as may be 
required, prescribe their duties and compensation 

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and to discharge or authorize the discharge of 
such employees at its pleasure. It shall keep reg- 
ular minutes of its proceedings, which shall be 
open at all times to the inspection of the officers 
and members of the corporation, and at each 
stated meeting of the Society it shall make a re- 
port thereof, and at the meeting of the Society 
in January it shall present an annual report upon 
the condition of the Society. 

Sec. 2. The Board of Directors, by vote of a 
majority of the members present at a stated 
meeting or a special meeting called for the pur- 
pose, may declare vacant the place of any member 
of the Board who may have been absent from 
three consecutive stated meetings without having 
been excused. 

It shall have power to accept resignations from 
the officers and to fill any vacancy in any office by 
a temporary appointment to continue until an 
election by the Society for the unexpired term. 

Sec. 3. A stated meeting of the Board of Di- 
rectors shall be held upon the Monday evening 
of the week preceding the week in which the 
stated meeting of the Society is to be held, unless 
the Board shall prescribe a different time. 

Sec. 4. Special meetings of the Board of Di- 
rectors may be called by the President, and shall 
be called upon the written request of three mem- 
bers of the Board, by the President, or, in his 
absence or inability to act, by the Vice President. 
At such meetings no business shall be transacted 
except that specified in the notice therefor. 

Sec. 5. A quorum of the Board of Directors 
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shall consist of a majority of the whole number 
of members of the Board. 

ARTICLE X. 

Standing Committees. 

For the better management of the work of the 
Society there shall be Standing Committees, each 
consisting of three or more members, the chair- 
man to be chosen from the Board of Directors. 
Subject to the directions of the Society or Board 
of Directors, the duties of these committees shall 
be as follows: 

1. The Membership Committee shall endeavor 
to increase the membership of the Society and 
shall report in writing to the Board of Directors 
upon all applications for membership. 

2. The Finance Committee shall audit the ac- 
counts of the Assistant Secretary and Treasurer 
annually, or oftener if deemed desirable, and shall 
report thereon annually. Subject to the direc- 
tion of ttie Board of Directors it shall supervise 
the investment of all permanent funds. All in- 
vestments sliall be made in the corporate name of 
the Society. 

3. The Photograph Committee shall collect 
photographs and other pictures of Philadelphia 
and its vicinity for preservation by the Society. 

4. The Excursion Committee shall plan and 
supervise all excursions conducted under the 
auspices of the Society. 

5. The Programme Committee shall provide 
for each stated meeting a programme of an in- 

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structive character in accordance with the cor- 
porate purpose of the Society. It shall obtain and 
select papers for presentation, such speakers or 
other persons to furnish the entertainment, and 
shall make such other arrangements as may be 
necessary. 

6. The Publication Committee shall examine 
all papers submitted for publication and shall su- 
pervise the publication of those approved by the 
Board of Directors and ordered to be published. 

ARTICLE XI. 
Endowment Fund. 

A permanent fund to be called the Endowment 
Fund, the principal of which shall never be di- 
minished, shall be formed from all moneys re- 
ceived from life membership fees, or which may 
be appropriated for this purpose from the treas- 
ury of the Society, and all donations, grants, be- 
quests and devises made to the corporation for 
the benefit of said fund. 

Unless the Society shall determine to place the 
principal of this fund under the care of a trust 
company and one of the officers of the Society as 
co-trustees, it shall be under the control of the 
Board of Directors and shall be deposited in 
some designated financial institution or invested 
in bonds of the United States, the Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania, the City or School District of 
Philadelphia, or other municipality of the Com- 
monwealth of Pennsylvania, or in bonds secured 
by mortgages which are first liens upon real estate 
in Philadelphia. The income shall be paid into the 

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treasury of the Society and may be used for cur- 
rent expenses. 

ARTICLE XII. 
Amendments. 

Proposed amendments to these by-laws must be 
in writing, signed by not less than ten active 
members in good standing and submitted at a 
meeting of the Society. They shall then be con- 
sidered by the Board of Directors, which shall re- 
port thereon to the Society. The proposed amend- 
ments or the purport thereof shall be printed with 
the notice for the meeting at which they are to be 
considered and no proposed amendment shall be 
acted upon finally until one month after its intro- 
duction. 



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Members 



LIFE MEMBERS 
Name. Address. 

Barratt, Hon. Norris S., 315 S. 17th St., Phlla. 

Bell, Hon. John C, 1333 Land Title Bldg., Phila. 

Blakiston, Mary, 2042 Chestnut St., Phila. 

Blakiston, Kenneth, 1012 Walnut St., Phila. 

Bradbury, William H., 5339 Greene St., German- 
town. 

Brumbau&h, Martin G., LL.D,, 1200 Stock Ex- 
changre Bldg., Phila. 

Budd, Henry, 727 Walnut St., Phila. 

Capp, Seth Bunker, P. O. Box 2054, Phila. 

Castner, Samuel, Jr., 3729 Chestnut St., West 
Phila. 

Coffman, Grace M., 1311 N. 15th St., Phila. 

Cresson, Anne H., 244 School Lane, Germantown. 

Dobbins, Laura E., 1811 Arch St., Phila. 

Drennan, Rev. M. J., Niag-ara Falls, N. Y. 

Dunlap, Helen, 2014 Green St., Phila. 

Eastburn, Marg-aret R., 1828 N. 13th St., Phlla. 

Hagry, J. Lawrence, B. S., 1525 Montgomery Ave., 
Phila. 

Halstead, Thomas, 4611 Wayne Ave., German- 
town. 

Harper, Mrs. T. Roberts, 1921 N. 12th St., Phila. 

Harris, Mrs. J. Campbell, 1607 Walnut St., Phila. 

Hougrh, Oliver, 24 S. State St., Newtown, Bucks 
County, Penna. 

Howell, Edward I. H., 5218 Germantown Ave., 
Germantown. 

Jellett, Edwin C, 118 Herman St., Germantown. 

Jenks, John Story, 1937 Arch St., Phila. 

Koecker, Mrs. S. M., 105 Gowen Ave., Mt. Airy, 
Phila. 

Lane, David H., 1400 N. 13th St., Phila. 

Lautenbach, Louis J., M. D., 1723 Walnut St., 
Phila. 

Leffmann. Dr. Henry, 1839 N. 17th St., Phila. 

Library Co. of Phil., Juniper & Locust Sts., Phila. 

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McElroy, Cecilia Baldwin, care of P. O. Box 2054, 

Phila. 
Magee, James F., Jr., 116 S. 20th St., Phila. 
Maitland, Virginia, Upsal Woods, Upsal, Ger- 

mantown. 
Maxwell, Harry, 5908 "Wayne Ave., Germantown. 
Meehan, William E., Dorset St., Germantown. 
Mills, Charles K., M. D., 1909 Chestnut St., Phila. 
Overington, William, Jr., 4606 Leiper St., Frank- 
ford. 
Overlng-ton, Mrs. William, Jr., 4606 Leiper St., 

Frankford. 
Parish, Daniel, Jr., 170 Second Ave., New York. 
Patterson, Laura E., 41st and Parkside (The 

Lansdowne), West Phila. 
Pennypacker, James L., Haddonfleld, N. J. 
Perkins, Mrs. Helen C, 413 S. Broad St., Phila. 
Rawle, William Brooke, 230 S. 22d St., Phila. 
Reilly, Andrew Jackson, 1942 S. College Ave., 

Phila. 
Scheel, Elizabeth, 1952 N. 24th St., Phila. 
Simpson, Alexander, Jr., 815 Stephen Girard 

Bldg-., Phila. 
Smith, Alfred Percival, 704 Girard Bldg., Phila. 
Williams, Ellis D., 560 Drexel Bldg-., Phila. 

ACTIVE ANNUAIv MEMBERS 

Abbot, Fanny D., 6115 Germantown Ave., Ger- 
mantown. 

Allen, Catherine, 4134 Cambridge St., West Phila. 

Allen, Laura, 4134 Cambridge St., West Phila. 

Armstrong, Margaret, 1811 Berks St., Phila. 

Ashmead, Elizabeth W., 932 W. Somerset St., 
Phila. 

Ashmead, Henry G., 419 Broad St., Chester, Pa. 

Bacon, Francis, 236 Winona Ave., Germantown. 

Baird, Mrs. Matthew, 1524 Locust St., Phila. 

Barker, Charles R., 108 Ardmore Ave., Ard- 
more. Pa. 

Bauman, Kate, 2144 Catharine St., Phila. 

Beale, Albert B., 2124 Ontario St., Phila. 

Beale, Dr. R. Griscom, 317 S. 15th St., Phila. 

Beath, Col. R. B., 747 N. 40th St., Phila. 

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Behm, J. W., 420 Reading Terminal, Phila. 

Beidelman, Sophia L., 5628 Stokes St., German- 
town. 

Belshaw, Sarah, 745 S. 15th St., Phila. 

Braden, Ella S., 4111 Leidy Ave., Phila. 

Brandt, Dr. Francis Burke, School of Pedagogy, 
Phila. 

Breitinger, Mary, 858 N. 5th St., Phila. 

Brelsford, Charles H., 2434 N. Broad St., Phila. 

Brinton, Amy S., 2408 Bryn Mawr Ave., West 
Phila. 

Bonsall, Mrs. Charles F., 6441 Emlen St., Ger- 
mantown. 

Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts. 

Borneman, Henry S., Franklin Bank Bldg. 

Broomall, Dr. Anna E., S. E. cor. 13th and Chest- 
nut Sts., Chester, Pa. 

Brown, Mary Afrah, 1627 N. 17th St., Phila. 

Brown, Josephine B., 3225 Park Ave., Phila. 

Buckenham, Dr. J. E. Burnett, Chestnut Hill. 

Bunth, Mrs. A., 3037 Dauphin St., Phila. 

Burgin, Dr. Herman, 63 W. Chelten Ave., Ger- 
mantown. 

Burpee, Helen, 1925 Columbia Ave., Phila. 

Burpee, Kate, 1925 Columbia Ave., Phila. 

Byram, Anna L., 4714 Penn St., Frankford. 

Callahan, Griffln C, 1201 Arcade Bldg., Phila. 

Campbell, Cora, 2225 N. 17th St., Phila. 

Campbell, Elizabeth M., 413 W. School Lane, Ger- 
mantown. 

Campbell, Jane, 413 W. School Lane, German- 
town. 

Campbell, John M., 309 Lafayette Bldg., Phila. 

Campbell, Wm. Bucke, 2225 N. 17th St.. Phila. 

Campbell, William J., 1623 Chestnut St. 

Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, Penna. 

Carnell, William C, 2136 N. Camac St., Phila. 

Carson. Hon. Hampton L., 1336 Walnut St., Phila. 

Cartledge, Lincoln, 1224 Allengrove St., Frank* 
ford. 

Cartledge, Mrs. Lottie S., 1224 Allengrove St., 
Frankford. 

Castor. Charles W., 1655 Harrison St., Frankford. 

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Chandler, George A,, 348 Market St., Bethlehem, 
Penna. 

Chapman, Wm. E., 1001 Chestnut St., Phila. 

Child, George C, 20 S. 10th St., Phila. 

Child, Mrs. George C, 20 S. 10th St., Phila. 

Child, Stanley G., 1726 Spring Garden St., Phila. 

Clampitt, Xenia, Union Ave., Oak Lane, Phila. 

Clark, Belle F., 148 Maplewood Ave., German- 
town. 

Clark, George S., Holmesburg, Phila. 

Clayton, Mrs. Trueman Hanford, 314 E. Broad- 
way, Salem, N. J. 

Clift, William M., Stoneleigh Court, 46th and 
Walnut Sts., West Phila. 

Clift, Mrs. Irene L., Stoneleigh Court, 46th and 
Walnut Sts., West Phila. 

Congressional Library, Washington, D. C. 

Cope, Porter F.. 4806 Chester Ave., West Phila. 

Cope, Mrs. Porter F., 4806 Chester Ave., West 
Phila. 

Corson, Robert T., 4629 Frankford Ave., Frank- 
ford. 

Corson, Mrs. Robert T., 5011 Penn St., Frankford. 

Craven, Alice A., Main St. abv. Ridge Ave., Wis- 
sahickon. 

Craven, Martha, Main St. abv. Ridge Ave., Wis- 
sahickon. 

Craven, Miriam, 2316 N. 7th St., Phila. 

Crawford, Sue, 1624 Oxford St., Phila. 

Creighton, Thomas, 1666 Wakeling St., Frank- 
ford. 

Daugherty, Mrs. Clara M., 1907 Mt. Vernon St., 
Phila. 

Denney, Luella, 2126 N, Park Ave., Phila, 

Derouse, Mrs. Louis T., 1801 Federal St., Cam- 
den, N. J. 

Deschamps. William Geyer, 5125 Funston St., 
West Phila. 

Devereux, Helen, 313 Pine St., Phila. 

Dobson, Mary, 1603 Christian St., Phila. 

Douglas. Mrs. E. D., "Coir-Urlskin," Ogontz, 
Phila. 

Dripps, Robert D., 5906 Wayne Ave., German- 
town. 

Duncan, Anna M., 5310 Water St., Olney, Phila. 

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Dungan, Mrs. Kennard H., 3232 N. 16th St., Phila. 
Dungan. Mrs. Sarah W., 851 N. Broad St., Phila. 
Dunn, Martha H., 2108 Green St., Phila. 
Dutt. Annette F., 1713 N. 8th St., Phila. 
Eberle, Joseph H., 6006 Green St., West Phila. 
Edmonds, Franklin Spencer, 133 S. 12th St., Phila. 
Edwards. Howard, 2026 Mt. Vernon St., Phila. 
Elkins, Mrs. George W., 412 N. 34th St., West 

Phila. 
Engle, Ella V., 1118 Mt. Vernon St., Phila. 
Eng-lish, Estelle, 5816 Washington Ave., West 

Phila. 
Evans, Abel J., 5215 Chester Ave., West Phila. 
Evans, Jessie C, Merion, Penna. 
Evans, Mrs. J. H., 1945 N. Camac St., Phila. 
Evans, Sarah A., 1519 Green St., Phila. 
Fell, J. Howard, 1220 Sansom St., Phila. 
Ferree. S. Herbert, 4821 Walton Ave., West Phila. 
Field, Leah, 411 S. 9th St., Phila. 
Field, Mary, 411 S. 9th St., Phila. 
Field, Paul J., 411 S. 9th St., Phila. 
Finley, Mrs. Juliet C. W., 35 W. Maple Ave., 

Merchantville, N. J. 
Fite, Mary, 2236 Fitzwater St., Phila. 
Flounders. Dr. George W., 1200 New Stock EX' 

change, Phila. 
Foote, Anna, 1902 N. Camac St., Phila. 
Frazier, Lulu, 834 Pine St., Phila. 
Free Library of Philadelphia, 13th and Locust 

Sts., Phila. 
Gamble, Sallie, 3122 Montgomery Ave., Phila. 
Garber, John P., Ph. D., 1200 New Stock Ex- 
change, Phila. 
Goldsmith, Celia, 658 N. 10th St., Phila. 
Gorgas, Anna A., 7169 Germantown Ave., Ger- 
man town. 
Gottschalk, J. M., 5032 Cedar Ave., West Phila. 
Gottschalk. Mrs. J., 5032 Cedar Ave., West Phila. 
Graham, Anna M., 1607 Girard Ave., Phila. 
Graham, Emma, 825 N. 20th St., Phila. 
Haig, Alfred Roland, 443 Green Lane, Roxbor- 

ough. 
Hall, Anne Heygate, 319 N. 33d St., Phila. 

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Hallowell, Guernsey A., 4610 Frankford Ave., 

Frankford. 
Hamil, Josephine, 1502 Montg-omery Ave,, Phila. 
Hancock, Helen S., 2031 N. Colleg-e Ave., Phila. 
Hanna, Sarah, 1237 S. Broad St., Phila. 
Hare, Jay V., 506 Oak Bane Ave., Oak Lane, 

Phila. 
Harrison, Martha E., 1836 S. Broad St., Phila. 
Hartley, Henry J., 1624 Oxford St., Phila. 
Hasenpat, W. R., 1030 Spruce St., Phila. 
Hawkes, George B., 1429 Chestnut St., Phila. 
Hedley, T. Wilson, Mercantile Library, Phila. 
Henry, Elizabeth, 651 N. 39th St., West Phila. 
Hepworth, Lydia G., 1326 Oak Lane Ave., Oak 

Lane, Phila. 
Hewitt, Luther E., Librarian of Law Asso., City 

Hall, Phila. 
Heyl, Rev. Francis, 23 W. Upsal St., Germantown. 
Hoffner, Richard J., 4124 Cambridge St., West 

Phila. 
Hofmann, Frank Auner, 863 N. 25th St., Phila. 
Hofmann, Kate, 863 N. 25th St., Phila. 
Hopple, Blanche, 1811 N. 16th St., Phila. 
Houston, John J. L., 19 Union Hall St., Jamaica, 

N. Y. 
Hulings, Frances H., 5419 Sansom St., "A," West 

Phila. 
Hungerbuehler, Alberta, 1530 N. Franklin St. 
Hunter, Mrs. T. C, 4624 Leiper St., Frankford. 
Hunter, T. Comly, 245 Arch St., Phila. 
James, Mrs. H. P., 260 S. 9th St., Phila. 
James, Mrs. Wm. F., 6920 Boyer St., Mt. Airy, 

Phila. 
Janne, Elizabeth, 2442 N. Broad St., Phila. 
Johnson, Mary, 2011 N. 13th St., Phila. 
Kaufmann, Carrie E., 2016 N. 20th St., Phila. 
Keen, Mrs. Robert Williamson, 2010 N. 20th St., 

Phila. 
Kirlin, Rev. Jos. L. J., 2813 Diamond St., Phila. 
Knight, Anna F. H., 1713 Montgomery Ave., 

Phila. 
Knight, Maria 1713 Montgomery Ave., Phila. 
Krouse, Amelia L., 1605 N. 9th St., Phila. 
Lamberton, Ann, 4403 Osage Ave., West Phila. 
Lamberton. May, 4403 Osage Ave., West Phila. 

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Lang-enheira, Frederick, 240 S. 3d St., Phila. 

Law, Helena T., 1439 N. 15th St., Phila. 

Lukens, Clara, 4905 Penn St., Frankford. 

Lum, Mrs. W. A., 1528 Tioga St., Phila. 

Lynch, Mrs. E. A., 1310 Pine St., Phila. 

Lynch, M. Antonia, 1310 Pine St., Phila. 

MacDuffee, Elizabeth, 1711 Arch St., Phila. 

McKinley, Albert E., 6901 Germantown Ave,, Ger- 
mantown. 

MacLean, William, 277 S. Front St., Phila. 

Maddock, Anna Baugh, The Belgravia, Phila. 

Markle, Beulah N., 4511 Frankford Ave., Frank- 
ford. 

Markle, M. Clara, 4511 Frankford Ave., Frank- 
ford. 

Marks, Mrs., 1029 Snyder Ave., Phila. 

Marks, Louisa, 1029 Snyder Ave., Phila. 

Martin, Simon J., 4251 Walnut St., West Phila. 

Mason, Prof. William A., 212 W. Chelten Ave., 
Germantown. 

MIchener, Anna, 4512 Reg-ent St., West Phila. 

Mickle, Mrs. R. T., 430 W. Stafford St., German- 
town. 

Miller, Dr. Adolph W., 400 N. 3d St., Phila. 

Miller, Benj. F., 137 W. School Lane, German- 
town. 

Miller, Mary, 315 N. 13th St., Phila. 

Mines, Jennie, 2354 N. 13th St., Phila. 

Moll, Mrs. Josephine L. de, 282 W. Rittenhouse 
St., Germantown. 

Monaghan, James, 3316 Arch St., Phila. 

Morris, Dr. Elliston J., 128 S. 18th St., Phila. 

Morrison, Mrs. Elizabeth A., 2224 N. 4th St., 
Phila. 

Mueller, Louisa A., 2314 Poplar St., Phila. 

Mullikin, Mrs. W. T., 1022 Clinton St., Phila. 

New York Public Library, 476 Fifth Ave., New 
York City, 

Oliver, Eleanor M.. 1901 N. 12th St., Phila. 

Overn, Mrs. Frank, Melrose Park, Penna. 

Paist, Charles J., 4122 Cambridge St., West Phila. 

Parker, Anna R., 1008 Green St., Phila. 

Parker, Mrs. G. L., 1008 Green St., Phila. 

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Parker, Dr. Willis N., Schaeffer School, German- 
town. 

Parry. Kate, 1822 N. 17th St., Phila. 

Patterson, Mrs. M. S., 443 E. Woodlawn Ave., 
Germantown. 

Peirce, Harold, Haverford, Penna. 

Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg, Penna. 

De Pierra, Martina, 1513 Euclid Ave., Phila. 

Porter, George D., 5916 Wayne Ave., German- 
town. 

Powers, Fred Perry, Harvey near Greene St., 
Germantown. 

Price, Susan B., 1919 Master St., Phila. 

Pryor, Frank J., Jr., 447 S. 51st St., West Phila. 

Ranck, Joanna K., 181 W. Seymour St., German- 
town. 

Reed, Janice B., 238 Pine St., Phila. 

Rex, Walter E., 524 Walnut St., Phila. 

Richardson, Chas. B. D., 133 S. 12th St., Phila. 

Robbins, May R., 2434 N. 18th St., Phila. 

Roberts, Georg-e C, Box 196, Sharon Hill, Pa. 

Roberts, Mrs. Chas. B., 4618 Leiper St., Frank- 
ford. 

Roberts, Samuel T., Jr., 181 Maplewood Ave., 
Germantown. 

Robinson, A. Maize, 518 Linden St., Camden, N. J. 

Roland, Marie E., 759 S. 15th St., Phila. 

Rosengarten, Joseph G., LL.D., 1704 Walnut St., 
Phila. 

Rowland, Mrs. A. J., 4423 Spruce St., West Phila. 

Ruehmann, Lilie, 1703 N. 19th St., Phila. 

Rutherford, Margaret C, 1804 Fairmount Ave.. 
Phila. 

Rutter, Wm. L, Jr., 525 S. 41st St., West Phila. 

Saybolt, Mary I., 1419 N. 15th St., Phila. 

Schively, Maria S., 115 N. 18th St., Phila. 

Schlater. W. Harold, Schaeffer School, German- 
town. 

Schopp, Marie, 1231 N. 26th St., Phila. 

Schumo, S. L., 880 N. 22d St., Phila. 

Scott, Samuel B., 124 Highland Ave., Chestnut 

Hill. Phila. 
Seary, William M., 318 Bainbridge St., Phila. 
Shallcross, R. T., 4624 Leiper St., Frankford. 

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Shaw. Sallie, 1837 N. 13th St., Phila. 

Sherburne. Mrs. Samuel. 1318 Frazier St., Phila. 

Sherburne." Susan. 733 N. 26th St., Phila. 

Shrigley, L. H., 5801 Underbill St., Germantown. 

Smith. Fanny S.. 2138 N, 15th St., Phila. 

Smith, Mrs. Margaret W. L., 727 S. 22d St., Phila. 

Spencer, Pauline W., 3421 Race St., Phila. 

Spiegle. Dr. Grace E., 2115 N. 12th St., Phila. 

Sprott. Kate. 4647 Penn St.. Frankford. 

Stecker. William A., 1200 New Stock Exchange, 
Phila. 

Stein, Celia M. W., 1908 N. 13th St., Phila. 

Stewart, Ella V., 914 S. 24th St., Phila. 

Stewart, Frank H.. 35 N. 7th St., Phila. 

Stewart, Mary C, 842 N. 20th St., Phila. 

Streaker, George H., 1913 N. Broad St., Phila. 

Stutzenburg, R. Mary, 1734 S. 15th St., Phila. 

Stutzenburg, Helen, 1734 S. 15th St., Phila. 

Swart, Chas. M., 2026 Ruscomb St., Germantown. 

Tait, E. S., 1929 Mt. Vernon St., Phila. 

Taylor, Frank H., 4819 Springfield Ave., West 
Phila. 

Thomas, Mrs. James B.. 1613 Race St., Phila. 

Tilney, Robert, 406 W. School Lane, Germantown. 

Tilton, Mrs. E. Lee, 414 Lincoln Ave., Colling- 
dale. Pa. 

Trautwine, John C, Jr., 1221 Walnut St., Phila. 

Trautwine, Mrs. John C, Jr., 1221 Walnut St., 
Phila. 

Trout, Wetherill P., 328 Chestnut St., Phila. 

Trueman, Dr. William H., 47 High St., German- 
town. 

Uhlinger, M. A., 825 N. 20th St., Phila. 

Vansant, Jeannette, 126 S. 15th St., Phila. 

Wagner, Mrs. William M., 1310 S. 47th St., West 
Phila. 

Waldron, Alice, 5535-9 Market St., West Phila. 

Walsh, Dr. Joseph. 732 Pine St., Phila. 

Walton, Harrison, 1706 Columbia Ave., Phila. 

Ward. Dr. B. Tillson, 1415 S. Broad St.. Phila. 

White, Holman, Keyser School, Germantown. 

White, Mrs. W. J., 406 W. Chelten Ave., German- 
town. 

Windley, Rev. Robert R., 1606 N. 8th St., Phila. 

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Wilson, James E.. 910 S. 49th St., West Phila. 

Williams, Thomas S., 506 Drexel Bldg-., Phila. 

Willits, Dr. I. Pearson, 31 W. Walnut Lane, Ger- 
mantown. 

Woelfel, Mrs. Charles, 614 W. Cambria St., Phila. 

Wood, Frances, 1218 N. Broad St., Phila. 

Woodason, Caroline F.. 2902 D St., Phila. 

Woodason, Helen, 2902 D St., Phila. 

Woodruff, Clinton Rogers, 121 S. Broad St., Phila. 

Worrall, Edward K., 1956 N. Camac St., Phila. 

Wright, Eleanor, 4308 Frankford Ave., Frank- 
ford. 

Wright, Mary, 4308 Frankford Ave., Frankford. 

Young, Mrs. George B., 240 E. Durham St., Mt. 
Airy, Phila. 

Zleber, Mrs. Edward S., 4806 Springfield Ave., 
West Phila. 

HONORARY MEMBERS 

Bur, Elizabeth C, E. Walnut Lane, Germantown. 

Gratz, Simon, 1919 Spruce St., Phila. 

McCann, Horace F., 109 E. Washington Lane, 

Germantown. 
•McClure, Alexander K. 
Pennypacker, Hon. Samuel W., Franklin Bank 

Bldg., Phila. 
Perot, Caryl S., 300 Fuller Bldg., Phila. 
Quimby, Rev. A. W., Berwyn, Penna. 
Sachse, Dr. Julius F., Masonic Temple, Phila. 



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